A Turkish official has told the Washington Post that slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body was destroyed in acid on the grounds of the Saudi Consulate or at the nearby residence of the Saudi consul general.

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Bethan McKernan Turkey and Middle East correspondent

Statement is first official Turkish confirmation of how Saudi journalist died

Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, then his body dismembered and destroyedin a premeditated killing, the city’s chief prosecutor has said in the first official confirmation of how the Saudi journalist died.